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Old 08-18-2011, 09:46 PM
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I was just saying you could do a basically modified stock tune? Until you went with a switchable tuner, just a thought. If you were already investing in injectors I thought, maybe you would get some upgrades while you were there. Once you installed a chip the PCM would be overwritten anyway, so if you bought your tunes later you could have them tuned for the single shots, rather than buying a tuner for stock splits, then getting retuned for the singles later if you went with them.
 
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I wasn't planning on injectors. But I was told mine need to get rebuilt. So for the price of their rebuild I can get stage 1 and tuner from Riffraff.
 
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Old 08-18-2011, 09:55 PM
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Yeah the price you posted earlier, gets you injectors, from a reputable builder with as good a warranty as new, and at a better price than you were quoted? Seems like a no brainer to me? But I'm just throwing the options out there to try to help.
 
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I know you are. I appreciate the options. I just hadn't planned on spending the extra money. Ill contact riffraff tomorrow and see what my options are. Since I still need to buy the rebuild kit and other parts.
 
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Great pics, Hope it all turns out great. I would hold up and save up a bit if it were me and just do it all while the motor is out. throw some head studs on there also, pick up your injectors and do it all at once. That is if you have the time to keep the truck down.
 
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I have not been driving it for about 3 months now. I have been thinking about head studs. But with a stock turbo not sure I need head studs. I really want it back together. I'm getting married in less than 2 months plus we just bought a house. So I have stop somewhere. Maybe when I upgrade the turbo ill do head studs.
 
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I have not been driving it for about 3 months now. I have been thinking about head studs. But with a stock turbo not sure I need head studs. I really want it back together. I'm getting married in less than 2 months plus we just bought a house. So I have stop somewhere. Maybe when I upgrade the turbo ill do head studs.
If your gonna do any other mods to increase power I would do headstuds now while the motor is out. It can be done with the motor in but its just that it is out now and can be done easy.
 
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Old 08-23-2011, 07:58 AM
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Ordered parts from Clay yesterday. Ended up being twice what I wanted to spend. But I want to do it right.
 
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If you are going to do any mods at all, get em done before you get married. All the best m8
 
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She is the one that told me to use he extra money I have and do it right. Including couple mods that are easier to do now. Like head studs, 910 valve springs, stage 1's, DP tuner, bellowed up-pipes. She knows the extra money spent now will be less time and money spent later.
 
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Modded HPOP as well.
There are some significant others that understand us. I do recall another member's getting them a replacement seat bottom.
 
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Came home tonight to find a white powerstoke diesel box by my door. The first of my order from clay showed up, OEM rebuild kit.
 
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Came home tonight to find a white powerstoke diesel box by my door. The first of my order from clay showed up, OEM rebuild kit.
Like Christmas in August!!
 
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Jim, that is the truth.
 
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2 more boxes today. DP tuner and stage 1's. Now if I just had the time to work on it.
 


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